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Carleton Stevens Coon was born on June 23, 1904, in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Phillips Academy in 1921,
and then went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1925. Coon then received both his Masters degree and
Doctorate degree from Harvard University in 1928. Coon's field work was extensive, including the excavations of five cave
sites in Iran (1949-1955), Afghanistan (1954), Syria and Central Africa (1955), and Chad and Libya (1966-1967). Contained
in this collection are mostly records that pertain to Coon’s survey and archaeological excavations during 1949-1955 of five
cave sites in Iran: Bisitun in Luristan; Tamtama in Azerbaijan; the Khunik rock shelter in Southern Khorassan; and Belt and
Hotu in Gorgan.

title

Carleton Coon Papers

creator

Coon, Carleton S., b. 1904-d. 1981

id

PU-Mu. 1141

repository

University of Pennsylvania Penn Museum Archives

extent

1.25 linear feet

inclusive date

1949-1967

bulk date

abstract/scope/contents

Carleton Stevens Coon was born on June 23, 1904, in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Phillips Academy in 1921,
and then went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1925. Coon then received both his Masters degree and
Doctorate degree from Harvard University in 1928. Coon's field work was extensive, including the excavations of five cave
sites in Iran (1949-1955), Afghanistan (1954), Syria and Central Africa (1955), and Chad and Libya (1966-1967). Contained
in this collection are mostly records that pertain to Coon’s survey and archaeological excavations during 1949-1955 of five
cave sites in Iran: Bisitun in Luristan; Tamtama in Azerbaijan; the Khunik rock shelter in Southern Khorassan; and Belt and
Hotu in Gorgan.